Why do stores in malls often move?

With record breaking Cyber Week numbers and the reported death of malls, it looks like Internet shopping is moving ever-closer to replacing the physical experience of going to stores. But brick-and-mortar stores ... That's twice as much as the $6 billion spent during all of Cyber Week. read more

1. Certain places in malls get more traffic (like closer to food court), so people could be experimenting with different store location in hopes for higher sales. 2. Depending on the location, rent is cheaper (so they could be moving due to cheaper rent, save money). 3. read more

Primary factor is the location of mall and kind of crowd it attracts. Their are certain stores which don't need to have any specific location inside malls for their success, for ex. food joints, hence location inside mall for them is not important but for some of them it's important like shopping brands. read more